NEW- YORK  ATHENjEUM, 


Avery  Architectural  and  Fine  Arts  Library 
Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


warn 


HHHHH 


SEYMOUR  DURST 


TO  THE  PUBLICK. 


The  want  of  a  Publick  Institution  for  the  cultivation  of 
Literature  and  Science,  and  by  which  a  taste  for  such  pur- 
suits might  be  awakened  and  preserved  in  activity  among 
our  citizens,  has  long  been  deeply  felt.  New-York  is  now 
probably  the  only  city,  of  equal  size  and  prosperity  in  the 
civilized  world,  in  which  an  association,  for  the  purpose 
of  encouraging  and  promoting  the  popular  sciences  and 
liberal  arts,  is  not  to  be  found. 

In  the  sister  rities  of  nur  own  repuhlick,  such  institutions 
are  to  be  met  with  liberally  endowed  and  ably  supported  ; 
and  the  commercial  and  manufacturing  marts  of  the  Euro- 
pean continent  have,  of  late  years,  vied  with  each  other  in 
the  magnificence  of  such  establishments.  The  example  of 
Liverpool  has  frequently  been  held  out  to  our  citizens  as 
worthy  of  imitation,  and  none  can  be  adduced  more  appo- 
site. The  two  cities  have  risen  into  importance  almost 
pari  passu,  have  been  mutually  conducive  to  each  other's 
progress,  and  are  most  intimately  connected  in  the  bonds 
of  a  constant  and  ever-active  commercial  intercourse.  It 
might,  therefore,  be  fairly  expected  that  an  equal  increase 
of  riches,  population,  and  refinement,  would  have  been 
attended  with  an  equal  progress  in  those  brandies  of 
knowledge  that  tend  to  elevate  and  adorn  the  mind,  and 
to  open  to  it  a  field  of  enjoyment  and  delight  beyond  all 
that  can  ever  arise  from  the  mere  acquisition  of  wealth  ; 
and  which,  in  the  vicissitudes  of  commercial  fortune,  will 
ever  furnish  a  solid  ground  of  comfort  and  content.  More, 
too,  might  reasonably  be  demanded  from  the  inhabitants 
«f  New-York ;  superior  beyond  a  doubt  in  the  general  dif- 


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fusion  of  education,  unfettered  by  any  of  the  trammels  of 
antiquated  custom,  and  ranking  first  in  the  confederacy  of 
%vhich  their  state  is  a  member,  they  appear  to  have  been 
called,  by  their  situation  and  circumstances,  to  act  a  pro- 
minent and  leading  part.  That  they  have  not  done  so  is  to 
be  deeply  regretted,  but  it  is  not  too  late  to  repair  the  fault, 
and  remove  the  stigma  that  yet  attaches  to  the  publick 
spirit  of  our  city.  To  effect  this  desirable  object,  it  is 
only  necessary  that  a  small  portion  of  that  superfluous 
wealth,  which  is  at  this  moment  seeking  in  every  possible 
direction  for  new  channels  of  profitable  investment,  shall 
be  diverted  to  nobler  purposes.  It  is  to  the  merchants  of 
the  city  of  New- York,  that  their  townsmen  and  the  Union 
look  for  such  support  arid  patronage  of  science  and  lite- 
rature, as  shall  elevate  our  civick  character ;  and  not  only  to 
them,  but  to  all  who  derive  their  fortunes  and  incomes 
from  the  wealth  that  a  successful  commerce  is  constantly 
increasing,  and  rendering  daily  more  permanent. 

It  is  from  a  character  for  a  high  degree  of  progress  in 
literature,  in  science,  and  in  the  fine  arts,  that  all  lasting 
national  reputation  is  to  be  derived.  The  wealth  derived 
from  commerce  may  vanish  ;  the  pride  of  monicd  opulence 
may  be  checked,  but  the  works  of  genius,  the  productions 
of  learning,  and  the  monuments  of  taste,  are  indestructible 
and  unfading.  Deeply  impressed  with  these  truths,  a  num- 
ber of  persons  of  literary  and  scientifick  pursuits,  of  whom 
the  undersigned  are  a  committee,  have  associated  for  the 
purpose  of  endeavouring  to  raise  an  institution  upon  a  scale 
worthy  of  the  city  in  which  they  dwell,  and  call  upon  the 
publick  for  that  support  which  it  so  munificently  bestows 
upon  all  the  objects  of  interest  that  are  properly  presented 
to  its  view.  In  making  this  appeal,  they  feel  a  confidence 
of  success  from  the  well-known  liberality  of  their  fellow-, 


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citizens  ;  and  should  even  this  expectation  be  disappoint- 
ed, they  trust  that  they  may  derive,  from  a  proper  pride, 
a  just  sense  of  the  dignity  of  the  city,  and  the  evident  ne- 
cessity of  placing  it,  in  this  respect,  as  it  already  is  in  all 
others,  above  its  commercial  competitors,  what  even  its 
often  tried  munificence  might  not  alone  accomplish. 

With  these  views,  they  beg  leave  to  submit  the  objects 
and  motives  of  their  association  to  the  publick. 

(l.)  Many  of  the  sciences  are  at  the  present  time  in  a 
state  of  progressive  improvement  unexampled  in  the  annals 
of  history ;  the  press  teems  with  literary  productions  of  the 
most  important  and  interesting  nature.  To  numbers  of  our 
citizens  versed  in  scientifick  subjects,  or  possessing  a  taste 
for  their  cultivation,  the  time  and  opportunity  of  keeping 
up  with  their  rapid  advance  is  denied — while  the  produc- 
tions of  the  European  press  are  beyond  the  reach  of  even 
those  who  possess  both  the  means  and  inclination  to  obtain 
its  most  valuable  works.  It  is  therefore  proposed  that 
the  associates  of  this  institution  shall  appoint,  from  their 
own  body,  persons  who  shall  annually  deliver  publick  dis- 
courses, in  which  they  shall  detail  the  progress  of  those 
branches  of  literature  and  science  that  are  most  intimately 
connected  with  their  individual  pursuits.  Among  the 
many  subjects  that  may  be  adduced,  as  fitted  for  discourses 
of  this  description,  may  be  mentioned :  the  Progress  of 
Moral  Science — of  the  Literature  of  France,  England, 
Germany,  Italy,  and  our  own  country — of  Physical  and 
Mechanical  Science — of  Chemistry — of  the  Fine  Arts — of 
the  Useful  Arts,  and  Applied  Sciences — of  Natural  Histo- 
ry— and  of  the  Mathematics.  Among  objects  so  various, 
every  portion  of  the  community  may  discover  such  as  arc 
suited  to  its  own  peculiar  taste ;  and  should  the  several 
parts  be  well  executed,  they  will  much  abridge  the  labour 


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ef  following  the  ceaseless  progress  of  human  intellect,  and 
render  that  task  easy  to  those,  whom  more  active  and  profit- 
able avocations  withdraw  from  the  pursuits  of  learning. 

(2.)  Many  parts  of  literature,  science,  and  the  arts,  may 
be  cultivated  for  the  sake  of  the  pleasure  they  produce,  and 
the  agreeable  relaxation  they  afford  from  the  cares  of  do- 
mestic life,  the  dissipation  of  the  fashionable  world,  and 
the  turmoil  of  business.  It  is,  therefore,  a  prominent  ob- 
ject with  the  associates  to  provide  popular  lectures  upon 
such  subjects,  open  to  the  patrons  and  subscribers  to  the 
institution,  and  to  strangers ;  and  from  among  their  num- 
ber they  propose  to  select  lecturers,  who  shall,  for  six 
months  in  the  year,  by  a  rotation  among  themselves,  pro- 
duce daily  one  lecture  upon  some  topic  of  general  interest. 
In  the  first  outline  of  such  an  institution,  it  would  be  diffi- 
cult to  define  precisely  the  departments  to  which  these  lec- 
tures should  be  devoted,  and  much  will  depend  in  this 
respect  upon  the  future  state  of  learning,  and  on  the  quali- 
fications and  pursuits  of  the  associates.  It  may,  however, 
be  reasonably  anticipated,  that  Political  Economy,  Mo- 
dern and  Ancient  Literature  and  Poetry,  the  Fine  Arts, 
Natural  History  in  its  three  branches,  Physics,  Chemistry 
Elementary  and  Applied,  Phrenology,  &c.  would  excite 
interest  and  attract  publick  attention.  It  is  proposed  that 
tlrese  lectures  shall  be  open  to  both  sexes  ;  and  it  forms  no 
unimportant  feature  of  the  plan,  that  the  ladies  of  New- 
York  will  thus  be  enabled  to  pursue  studies,  and  investi- 
gate subjects,  from  which,  by  the  present  system  of  educa- 
tion, they  are  excluded. 

(3.)  There  exists  no  institution  in  the  city,  provided 
with  sufficient  funds  to  procure  and  furnish  to  its  support- 
ers the  whole  of  the  works,  whether  periodical  or  stand- 
ard, that  hourly  i^sue  from  the  presses  of  America  and 


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Europe.  Such  an  institution  is  a  desideratum,  and  it  is 
the  intention  of  the  associates  to  keep  this  in  view,  as  the 
most  prominent  object  for  the  investment  of  the  funds  that 
may  be  derived  from  their  own  subscription,  or  from  the 
liberality  of  the  patrons  of  the  institution,  after  the  current 
expenses  of  the  courses  shall  have  been  defrayed. 

(4.)  In  the  pursuit  of  the  objects  of  the  several  lec- 
tures, and  for  the  use  of  the  persons  who  may  attend  the 
courses,  a  library  of  scientifick  reference  will  be  of  the 
first  necessity.  It  should  comprise,  when  complete,  aH 
the  standard  elementary  works  of  literature  and  science 
of  every  age  and  nation.  Extensive  as  this  part  of  theit 
plan  may  be,  they  do  not  despair  of  accomplishing  it, 
should  they  be  able  to  arouse  the  feelings  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  New- York  to  a  sense  of  the  importance  of  their 
plan  to  its  honour  and  prosperity. 

(4.)  Several  of  the  associates  stand  prepared  to  brin^ 
into  aid  of  the  purposes  of  the  institution,  collections  ot 
specimens,  and  apparatus  illustrative  of  the  courses  they 
may  be  appointed  to  deliver.  In  this  way  every  present 
and  urgent  want  may  probably  be  supplied  ;  but  the 
progress  of  science  will  annually  call  for  additions  anfl 
improvements,  while  the  cost  of  preparations  and  repairs 
must  in  an  active  course  amount  in  some  departments  te 
considerable  sums :  these  expenses  it  is  proposed  to  de- 
fray from  the  common  stock,  and  in  this  way  permanent 
collections,  the  properly  of  the  association,  will  soon  be 
created. 

($.~)  The  plan  being  intended  to  embrace  every  va- 
luable object  of  curiosity,  would  require  much  time  t» 
expose  in  all  its  ramifications ;  nor  would  it  be  proper, 
in  its  present  state,  to  decide  definitively  upon  its  extent. 
Much  must  depend  upon  the  support  it  shall  receive, 


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much  upon  the  exertions  and  industry  of  the  associates. 
They  would  fondly  hope  that  the  time  may  come  when 
the  establishment  of  this  institution  may  be  considered 
to  have  been  of  equal  advantage  to  the  scientifick  character 
of  our  country,  with  that  produced  in  England  by  the  pro- 
ject of  Count  Rumford,*  the  first  fruits  of  which  were  the 
introduction  of  Davy  and  Young  to  the  scientifick  world, 
and  the  elevation  of  that  country  from  a  very  secondary, 
to  the  first  place  in  European  science. 

In  presenting  this  plan  to  the  publick,  the  associates 
deem  it  their  duty  distinctly  to  state,  that  it  is  based  upon 
no  views  of  private  or  individual  emolument.  Their 
object  is  to  obtain  the  means  by  which  an  Institution, 
commensurate  with  the  magnitude  and  wealth  of  our  city, 
may  be  established.  To  attain  this  desirable  end,  the 
lecturers  are  willing  to  devote  themselves,  and  to  seek 
no  other  reward  for  their  exertions,  than  the  reputation 
they  may  have  an  opportunity  of  acquiring,  and  the  plea- 
sure they  must  derive  from  being  instrumental  in  estab- 
lishing a  useful  institution.  Some  of  them  are  already 
engaged  in  pursuits  of  a  similar  nature,  and  others  may 
hope  that  their  professional  standing  and  usefulness  may 
be  thus  advanced,  but  no  part  of  the  funds  that  may  bf; 
raised  is  to  be  applied  to  their  remuneration. 


( 'ommittee. 


New-York,  June  1,  1824. 


*  The  British  Institution. 


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CONSTITUTION 

OF  THE 

NEW-YORK  ATHENAEUM. 


ARTICLE  I. 

This  Association  shall  be  denominated  the  "  New- York 
Athenaeum." 

ARTICLE  II. 

The  object  of  the  Association  shall  be  the  cultivation  of 
Science,  Literature,  and  the  Arts. 

ARTICLE  III. 

The  Association  shall  consist  of  resident  and  honorary 
members.  The  resident  members  shall  be  citizens  of 
New-York,  and  may  be  either  Associates,  Patrons,  Go- 
vernours,  or  Subscribers. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

The  officers  shall  be  a  President,  four  Vice-Presidents, 
a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Recording  Secretary,  a 
Treasurer,  and  a  Curator ;  who  shall  constitute  a  Stand- 
ing Committee.  The  President,  Vice-Presidents,  and 
Treasurer,  shall  be  elected  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  The 
offices  of  Corresponding  Secretary,  Recording  Secretary, 
and  Curator,  shall  be  perpetual. 

ARTICLE  V. 

The  funds  shall  be  derived  from  the  contributions  of 
the  Patrons,  Governours,  Subscribers,  and  Associates. 

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The  payment  of  two  hundred  dollars  shall  constitute  a 
Patron.  The  payment  of  one  hundred  dollars  shall  con- 
stitute a  Governour.  There  shall  be  two  classes  of  Sub- 
scribers, paying  annually,  the  one  the  sum  of  twenty  dol- 
lars, and  the  other  the  sum  of  ten  dollars ;  and  each  class 
having  privileges  denned  in  By-laws.  Each  Associate 
shall  pay  an  Initiation-fee  of  five  dollars,  and  five  dollars 
annually. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

The  Annual  Meeting  shall  be  held  on  the  second 
Wednesday  in  May ;  but  the  Standing  Committee  may 
call  Special  Meetings  on  giving  four  days'  publick  notice. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

The  number  of  Associates  shall  be  defined  by  the  By- 
laws, and  vacancies  in  the  number  of  Associates  shall  be 
supplied  by  election  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  The  power 
of  admitting  other  members  shall  be  vested  in  the  Standing. 
Committee. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

In  elections,  and  at  meetings  of  the  Association,  Patrons 
shall  be  entitled  to  four  votes,  Governours  to  two  votes? 
and  other  members  to  one  vote. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

The  Constitution  may  be  amended,  at  the  Annual  Meet- 
ings of  the  Association,  by  two-thirds  of  the  votes  to  which 
the  members  present  are  entitled. 


ML- 


BY-LAWS. 


I. — President,  Vice-Presidents,  and 
Chairman. 

Segtiox  1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  the  meet- 
ings of  the  members  generally,  of  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee, of  the  Associates,  and  of  the  Patrons ;  and  he 
shall  have  the  nomination  of  all  Committees.  In  his  ab- 
sence, one  of  the  Vice-Presidents,  and,  in  their  absence,  a 
Chairman,  shall  perform  his  duties. 

II.  - — Secretaries. 

Sec.  1.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct 
the  correspondence,  and  he  shall  give  notice  and  keep 
minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Standing  Committee,  and 
of  the  Board  of  Patrons. 

Sec  2.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  give  notice,  and 
keep  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  members  generally, 
and  of  the  Associates. 

III.  —  Treasurer. 

Sec.  1.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  an  account  of  all 
money  received  or  paid  by  him  :  he  shall  invest  in  a  per- 
manent fund  the  contributions  of  the  Patrons  and  Gover- 
nours,  as  directed  by  them,  and  receive  the  interest  of  the 
same :  he  shall  pay  no  money,  but  by  an  order  of  the 
Standing  Committee,  signed  by  the  President ;  and  he 
shall  report  at  the  Annual  Meeting. 

IV. — Curator. 

Sec  1.  The  Curator  shall  have  the  general  superin- 
lendance  of  the  property  :  he  shall  visit  and  examine  the 


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fooms  weekly,  and  enforce  the  regulations ;  and,  at  the 
Annual  Meeting,  he  shall  report. 

V. — Standing  Committee. 

Sec.  1.  The  Standing  Committee  shall  have  six  regular 
meetings,  every  year,  viz.  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  Febru- 
ary, April,  June,  August,  October,  and  December  ;  and 
a  majority  of  their  number  shall  be  a  quorum. 

Sec  2.  They  shall  have  power  to  call  Special  Meet- 
ings of  the  members  generally,  of  the  Associates,  and  of 
the  Patrons ;  and  to  fill  vacancies  in  their  own  number. 

Sec.  3.  They  shall  provide  apartments  for  the  Library, 
Reading-rooms,  and  Lecture-room ;  and  they  may  ap- 
propriate any  portion  of  the  annual  receipts  to  the  pur- 
chase of  books  and  apparatus,  and  report  at  the  Annual 
Meeting. 

VI. — Associates. 

Sec  1.  The  number  of  Associates  shall  not  exceed 
100;  and  this  number  may  be  completed  by  a  majority 
of  two-thirds  of  the  votes,  to  which  the  members  present 
shall  be  entitled  at  any  Regular  or  Special  Meeting. 

Sec.  2.  A  person,  other  than  an  Associate,  who  may 
have  engaged  in  the  delivery  of  the  Lectures,  shall  be 
considered  as  nominated  for  the  first  vacancy  in  the  num- 
ber of  the  Associates. 

Sec.  3.  The  Associates  shall  meet  on  the  second 
Thursday  in  January,  April,  July,  and  October ;  and 
one  fourth  of  their  number  shall  be  a  quorum. 

Sec  4.  They  shall  have  power  to  appoint  Lecturers, 
and  the  subjects  to  be  lectured  on  ;  and  to  recommend 
books  and  apparatus  to  be  procured. 

Sec  5.  The  Associates  shall  provide  for  the  delivery 
of  two  Annual  Discourses,  on  some  department  of  Lite- 
rature, Science,  or  the  Arts.    These  discourses  shall  be 


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publick,  and  at  such  time,  between  the  first  day  of  Octo- 
ber and  the  first  day  of  June,  as  the  persons  to  deliver 
them  may  appoint. 

Sec.  6.  Each  Associate  shall  be  entitled  to  a  ticket  of 
admittance  to  the  Lectures,  Library,  and  Reading-rooms 
for  himself  only ;  and  he  shall,  by  the  additional  payment 
of  ten  dollars  per  annum,  be  entitled  to  receive  tickets  of 
admittance  for  his  family. 

Sec.  7.  The  Lecturers  shall  not  pay  any  annuaf  con- 
tribution. 

VII. — Patrons  and  Governours. 

Sec.  1.  The  number  of  Patrons  shall  not  exceed  100  ; 
and  the  number  of  Governours  shall  not  exceed  100. 

Sec.  2.  They  shall  each  have  a  copy  of  the  following 
certificate,  signed  by  the  President,  and  attested  by  the 
Secretaries : 

This  is  to  certify,  that  A.  B.  is  entitled  to  all  the  privi- 
leges of  a   of  the  New-York  Athenmum,  having^ 

contributed  to  the  same  the  sum  of  dollars. 

Sec.  3.  The  certificate  of  a  Patron  shall  be  transferable 
and  hereditable,  by  the  eldest  son,  if  not  specially  devi- 
sed ;  but  transfers  of  rights  must  be  made  upon  the  books 
of  the  Institution.  The  certificate  of  a  Governour  shall 
be  transferable  ;  but  shall  entitle  the  holder  of  it  to  the 
privileges  of  the  Association,  only  during  the  life  of  the 
Governour. 

Sec.  4.  The  Patrons  and  Governours  shall  each  have 
three  transferable  tickets  of  admittance  to  the  Lectures, 
Library,  and  Reading-rooms,  and  other  tickets  for  the 
members  of  their  families. 

Sec.  5.  The  Patrons  shall  constitute  a  Board,  and  shall 
meet,  from  time  to  time,  to  consult  in  regard  to  the  per- 
manent fund ;  no  part  of  which  shall  be  appropriated 
without  their  consent. 


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Sec.  6.  The  Patrons  shall  constitute  a  Committee  oi 
Visitation,  and  report  at  the  Annual  Meeting. 

VIII. — Subscribers. 

Sec.  1.  The  payment  of  $20  per  annum  shall  entitle 
a  Subscriber  to  a  ticket  of  admittance  to  the  Lectures, 
Library,  and  Reading-rooms ;  and  he  shall,  on  applica- 
tion, receive  tickets  for  the  members  of  his  family. 

Sec  2.  The  payment  of  $10  per  annum  shall  entitle 
a  Subscriber  to  a  ticket  of  admittance  to  the  Lectures^ 
Library,  and  Reading-rooms,  for  himself  only. 

Sec.  3.  Both  these  classes  of  Subscribers,  and  the  As- 
sociates also,  shall  have  the  privilege  of  introducing 
strangers  to  the  Library  and  Reading-rooms. 

Sec.  4.  Every  Subscriber  shall  be  bound  to  the  con- 
linuance  of  his  subscription,  until  notice  to  the  contrary 
shall  have  been  communicated  to  the  Standing  Committee, 
at  the  regular  meeting  in  May. 

Sec  5.  The  payment  of  certain  fees,  (by  persons  not 
regular  Subscribers,)  to  be  regulated  by  the  Standing 
Committee,  before  the  commencement  of  the  annual 
courses  of  Lectures,  shall  procure  tickets  of  admittance 
to  onCj  or  any  number  of  the  Lectures,  as  may  be  deter- 
mined by  this  Committee ;  and  these  fees  may  be  appro- 
priated to  the  Lecturers,  in  such  proportion  as  the  Com- 
mittee may  decide. 

IX. — Library  and  Reading-rooms. 

Sec  1.  A  Librarian  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Stand- 
ing Committee,  and  hold  his  office  during  their  pleasure  ; 
and  he  may  receive  a  compensation  to  be  determined  by 
ihem.    He  shall  be  nominated  by  the  Curator. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  be  present  at  the  rooms 
of  the  Association,  between  the  hours  of  1  aod  8  P.  M. 


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and  to  make  catalogues,  and  take  proper  charge  of  the 
books  and  property. 

Sec.  3.  No  book,  pamphlet,  map,  or  chart,  shall  be  re- 
moved from  the  rooms,  without  permission  in  writing 
from  the  Standing  Committee. 

Sec  4.  Pamphlets  and  periodical  publications  may  lie 
upon  the  tables  in  the  Reading-rooms  for  two  months, 
and  they  shall  then  be  deposited  on  the  shelves. 

Sec.  5.  Books  removed  from  the  shelves,  by  persons 
consulting  the  Library,  shall  be  returned  by  them  to  their 
proper  places. 

Sec  6.  A  member,  who  may  injure  any  article  belong- 
ing to  the  Association,  shall  make  such  reparation  as  the 
Standing  Committee  may  consider  ample,  or  he  shall  be 
suspended  from  the  privileges  of  the  Association.  A 
member  shall  be  responsible  for  the  conduct  of  the  person 
or  persons  introduced  by  him, 

X. — Lectures  and  Lecturers. 

Sec.  1.  Two  Committees,  on  the  subject  of  Lectures 
and  Lecturers,  shall  be  appointed  at  each  Annual  Meet- 
ing ;  the  Committee  on  Lectures,  to  present  to  the  Asso- 
ciates a  plan  of  the  courses  to  be  delivered ;  and  the 
Committee  on  Lecturers,  to  nominate  and  recommend  to 
the  Associates  persons  to  conduct  the  courses. 

Sec.  2.  The  Lectures  shall  commence  every  year,  on 
the  first  Monday  in  November,  and  may  continue  until  the 
first  day  of  May. 

XL — Honorary  Members. 

Sec  1 .  The  number  of  honorary  members  shall  not 
exceed  twenty  ;  of  which  five  shall  be  chosen  at  the  first 
regular  meeting  of  the  Associates  every  year,  until  the 
number  be  complete  ;  and  vacancies  may  be  supplied  at 
any  of  the  regular  meetings  of  the  Associates. 


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OFFICERS. 


PRESIDENT. 

Rev.  W.  Harris,  D.  D. 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 


Rev.  J.  M.Wainwright,  D.D.I 
Prof.  J.  Rcnwick, 


Hon.  P.  A.  Jay, 

Rev.  J.  M.  Matthews,  D.  D* 


CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY. 

William  Grade,  Esq. 

RECORDING  SECRETARY. 
B.  McVickar,  M.  D. 

TREASURER. 
J.  Delajield,  Esq. 

CURATOR. 
J.  R.  Rhinclandcr,  M.  D. 


ASSOCIATES. 


J.  Kent, 

W.  Harris, 

S.  L.  Mitcfiill, 

J.  M.  Wainwright, 

W.  Post, 

P.  MUledoler, 


P.  A.  Jay, 

G.  C.  VerplancTc, 

H.  Wheaton, 
H.  I.  Anderson, 
S.  W.  Moore, 
A.  McVickar, 


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J.  E.  Dekay, 
J.  Delafield.jun. 
H.  Breetoort,jun. 
R.  Greenhow, 
R.  C.  Sands, 
M.  Eastburn, 
J.  McVickar, 
N.  F.  Moore, 
W.  J.  MacNeven, 
J.  Renwick, 
S.  H.  Turner, 
J.  Cooper, 

B.  McVickar, 
J.  F.  Schroeder, 
M.  Bruen, 

C.  C.  Moore, 
J.  W.  Francis, 
A.  B.  Durand, 

J.  Van  Rensselaer, 
F.  C.  Schaeffer, 
W.  Grade, 
J.  M.  Matthews, 
J.  Torrey, 

A.  Halsey, 

C.  King, 

D.  Hosaclc, 

B.  T.  Onderdonk, 
F.  G.  Halleck, 
W.  Cooper, 

J.  Smyth  Rogers, 
F.  G.  King, 
J.  *R.  Rhinelander, 
W.  Moore, 

C.  R.  Duffie, 


J.  Delafield, 
P.  Rhinelander, 
J.  M.  Pendleton, 

D.  Selden, 
W.  Dunlap, 
J.  Morton, 

J.  Verplanck, 
J.  I.  Morgan, 
T.  A.  Emmett,jun. 

E.  G.  Ludlow, 
A.  H.  Stevens, 
J.  Milnor, 

G.  W.  Doane, 
J.  B.  Beck, 
J.  Duer, 
R.  Adrain, 
W.  B.  Lawrence, 
J.  K.  Paulding, 
A.  Bleecker, 
E.  D.  Barry, 
W.  Ware, 
J.  A.  Stephens, 
R.  King, 
G.  Gibbs, 
J.  Pintard, 
J.  H.  Hobart, 
J.  R.  Murray, 
M.  Hoffman, 
J.  Griscom, 
C.  G.  Haines, 
W.  Berrian, 
C.  Colden, 
C.  Camhreling- 


[Twenty-one  vacancies.] 


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GENERAL  SCHEME 

OF  SUBJECTS  FOR  LECTURES  ADOPTED 
BY  THE  ASSOCIATES. 


'  Oriental. 
Greek. 
Roman. 

Of  the  Middle  Ages. 
German. 
ULlttV&tUVt.  i  French. 

Italian. 

Spanish  and  Portuguese. 
British. 
American. 

Of  the  Northern  Nations  of  Europe. 


Sctencr- 


\  Evidences  of  Christianity. 
Moral  Philosophy — 

Ethics, 

History  of  the  Philosophy  qftheMind, 
History  of  the  early  Schools  of  Phi- 
losophy, 

History  of  Dialectics  and  Rational 
Logic. 
Political  Economy. 
Philosophy  of  Language. 
Philosophy  of  History. 
Law  of  Nations. 
Civil  Law — 

And  its  History. 
Common  Law — 

And  its  History. 


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C  3 


<  Astronomy,  Descriptive, 
Practical, 
Physical. 
Mechanics,  Elementary. 

Applied. 
Physics,  Elementary, 
Applied. 

Geology. 

Geography,  Physical, 
Political, 
Historical. 

Mineralogy. 
Botany. 

Zoology,  Comparative  Anatomy, 
Anatomy  of  Expression. 
j  Phrenology. 


Urts 


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.  USEFUL. 


<{  Poetry. 

Mythology. 
The  Drama. 
Musick. 
Eloquence. 
Painting. 
Sculpture. 
Engraving. 
Architecture. 
I  Landscape  Gardening, 

Agriculture. 

Commerce. 

Manufactures. 


SCHEME  Or  LECTURES 

FOR  THE  YEAR  1825. 


SUBJECTS. 

LECTURERS. 

History  of  the  Civil  Law,    .    .  . 

H.  Wheaton. 

History  of  the  Philosophy  of  the  Mind,  J.  McVickar. 

N.  F.  Moore. 

W.  J.  MacNeven. 

Geology,  

Phrenology,  and  Anatomy  of  Expres 

P.  G.  King. 

G.  W.  Doane. 

J.  W.  Palmer     Co.  Printer}  to 
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